New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-13
THE MANY-SIDED BEECHER.
SOME INCIDENTS IN VARIED CAREER.


PREACHER AND STUDENT
Mr. Beecher's powers OF work have been frequently
spoken OF. Major Beecher saying the other day
that he thought them at times unlimited. just
look at what he did this last year the Major added
man OF seventy three, he preached and teetured
eighty times the three months he was IN Eng
land, and then returned his work here with
ont break. He has preached here twice week since
lectured Fridays and made many public addresses
Though methodical In his habits of labor he could
never work when he did not feel in the humOr Tor IL
- can't work unless the sap flows" was his common
remark when urged finish the Lite OF Christi His
CORRESPONDENCE immense. II away for few
DAYS his table would be covered with letters from All
over the world. He punctu4l In replying to All
that he 1Onnd worth answering. lhis was ABOUT INC
only writing he accustomed TO do at night .
One OF the reporters OF The BroOHlyn Eagle
tells a story about Mr. Berchcrs powers OF e&temlOI
cation lie sent one Sunday evening lev years
ago TO report Mr.. Beecher- sermon. he Discount o
OF singular power, freshness and force ana INC
reporter Was than charmed and interested
When the service Was over he cncouuteied rlr'
Hcecher at the io0 ~ the pulpit stairs ana kho"
thu small ne -et upon his manuscript notes,
asked him il he would Ice good enough to give them 10
him. ~ he desired to preserve them an autograph
icai prize and a mcmontO of the sermon Vel,
said the lymOuth Church pastor ~ he lutt"rcd over
the halt dozen sheets OF note paper You can ha'o
them, hut this il not the sermon preached pre-
pared this intending to u-o II but when got
in the pulpit got TO thinking OF another subject ana
preached nPon that lie gave the reporter tne no Is,
however very willingly. seeming To care nothing Tor
them. the writer has the notes OF ono OF MI
Bccchcr's unprrachcd sermons.
HIS LOVE or BEAUTIFUL PRECIOUS STONES.
Mr.. Beccher's tondness Tor jewels il well known r.
G. Marvel. iewelcr in Maiden Lane, and clerk OF
Plymouth Church, said the other day: Mr. Bc"ehor
did not care for the intrinsic value of gems Dut
for their beauty o. color lie cared much more Tor
opals sapphrts rubes and amethysts than Tor
d,amond- lie had 10 liking Tor stones that bau orch
tor ntagll0- and cameOs lie used 20 say o. such
stones. oh, what pity they have Oceh rninrl. -,
Form and color appealed TO him most strongly
He cd to say that he liked the sapphire better than
the opal, wing to the tact that the color was lch'r
lie had several fine specimens which he carried ahot
with him most OF the time. lie u-cd to come To my
store ami ru,unagc b, the hour among the prec Gus
stones, and he would do me same thing AZ o,ler
jewellers shops. When in Boston CHICAGO or San
Francisco he used to do the He told me that
the regrets with VII en- he lett London was mat
hc could not bring with him an especially hno
lie did not wear jewels often. lie had a fine aqua
marine IN n ring. which he sometime woe IN th'
palpit OF Plymouth Church And he had -Il"ndid
opa which hc used ~ wear when away from BROOK
I'm. Bot no avcrsc to making any display oi
precious He enjoyed their wealth OF color ana
seemed to ind H. SEPARATION in them. He used 10 -Iy
that whom tired % rested him to look nj gems.
He did not have large collection Of them; bnt p
choice our lie prircd the beat specimens and bought
what suited his own taste He -"-mcd to know what
he wanted and could tell the value 90 stone nj once
Without -pc. al training lie Was an expert III gems.
AN-wrEfvG "1rpcrE rr.pIE> QUESTIONS.
Following is char iot ,ri,tic letter which Mr..
Bcrchcr once wrote 90 Mr. Bonner m answer to some
ou-s ions from Tie Lodgcrs readers:
"Dr,r II. RlN~rE: Yam put INTO my hands q
haich of questions. with hint that need not answer
them unless nca.r. do ucI-e. 81 course DO NOT
expect 20 put end 10 such storic-"ert ny NOT To
tc.c p,rticuiar ono, The FIRST story. m the following
letter / have cout-adict.i IN public and private,
score OF tlme- and the oniy effect Tar ~ can see
T. that II moves Oh more yigo-oi'ly than ever. But
here = the letter:
pr,r Lrprrr: VIII you p'cn.e inform me. through
your answers 70 corrcsponiens some ~ me sioie'
bear H,ont Henry "".d 'rcoh't nlr 80 1i h,' n".n
heard INT he preached no -"i mon ahont hrihS so
damnrI hos. !. hHvr heard also mat "h"n a.Ned ny
h on 'h1i Nir Bc-rirr answered nat there Wa h"ll
moi snf OF inercce m-Anns ihr Otner preached
great cnrd player Al ;uai tho slang phra, O.; How Is
that Tor hisn = was started Toy ann VIM 'a' ing
great 10 counrn hl- sood character ont mere
! dou't believe orc word ~ H.
l. 40. I never began q sermon by saving - i-
Id hot with any variation OF The phrase hor
IN any ma lner remotely Ike II: SOW, arpoa 10 a
ccn,rou. community whether 10 is fair t0 hccp That
story on me any longer when there others waiting
Tor their turn-ior somebody Will have TO carry H.
There il Brother IAm igo, lac oIght 10 Curry IT "A
willie Why not tr, { upon llcpxorthl Of course.
such saddle would hardly III the broad back NJ the
yn,J pr John Hall bur why should he not have
something else IA good made mp Tor MIN
- This second story II made mp out ~ IN" whole
cloh--u / Am concerned. suspect that II MAS
v.
- 4. to cards have never played game 81 oaT i
in nv lie VI, education IN that direction Ms entire
~ neglected Indeed II card PLAYING - necessary 10
liberal culture, am III deplorahle state lor 40 not
know one card from anOiher. nun afraid that many
men the plains or IN the mountains oht Nesi"ll
nor think 40 well OF me now but the truth must he
told History Is memorable. Our Young friend Tor
the letter cent hlthcr by y hansha b"yl ls ~
liberty read on the housctOPs my remuneration ana
denial tn fiery stories and. II he ever tie r- any
thing else bad about me dc"y IT, ami stick to H. nnd
ninety nine Tunes hundred, five umes over he Will
be right Now Tor the ueIt;
In your answers correspon ents ple'e iniorm mo
Rev n. ". licecrcr ever Tropares AND delivers
a -erlOn or PRAYER. no dos aud that the LAST
preached a, July, broro his FAc"tloii WAS "
written ono Am rishiF
AL wrong. Wrong every time lie docs not write
hI- mons, o. Il n rail, denver IL on paper
and the sermon OF last July was not written one.
Mere outlines are made. Yer, bret bri'i' a7 lawyer
would say.
do not p,omso to answer all questions. or any
more but beng III the mood have let hN az those
crOakIug birds. one returning from Il LINT WOULD
lire at crow 10 clean out his gun barrels.
"IrNRY WARD EEl CHER
An anecdote was printed III one OF the BioohIyn
papers the othe day winch Illus rates the strength OF
the friendship between Mr.. Beecher AMI the heN DI
Hall, the rector who preached the tunrr" sermon
Daring the lcecnrr IOn tiial It WAS sand there was
a celeb alton held III Holy Trinity church 10 The
surprise OF many Nr. Beecher came and VAS admitted
behind the chancrl rail Some embers oil the churoh
eNpostulaed with the rector. lrawing himself mp 70
hrs iull height he piled hat have yon Ia say 10
~, sir Mr. Boeohor II not convicted he IL only on
trial and | rerorve the right to extend inc tlEns
hand Christian fellow ship To man who needs OF
d. serves IT, He IL my friend and what KIND oi a man
IL he who will not IN timo OF tIOubo hclp AIS Hiohu
What have YOU to say against II = ,
The objcctor Mentioned the Bishop, aud provoked
the reply
The BishopI Wha, right has the Bishop to inter
fero with nv private affairs I"
Mr.. Bcech-r remained that evening. and tho com
ment of the discon fitted menbers WAS wen, only
DIR. Hall codd do that and only Mr.. Bcechei could
cause him To do so"
ANECDOTES or HIS LECTURE TOURS.
Stories Of Mr.. Becchcl lecture tours arc beginning
10 appear everywhere now Here are two OF them
that have been told lately about fast trip from
Canandaigua To Rochester special train. the other
about experience OF the lecturer ia an ONO village
Tho first thus
While Beecher was lectur!ng before largo audience